WOMAN PERFORMS A VOODOO RITUAL & BURNS HER 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER!

Determined to drive evil spirits out of her daughter, a Queens mom performed a bizarre voodoo fire ritual that left the 6-year-old girl scarred for life, prosecutors say.

While young Frantzcia Saintil was "engulfed in flames," Marie Lauradin let the screaming girl burn, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said Thursday.

The girl told cops "the flames crawled up her body and burned her," the criminal complaint said.

Eventually, Frantzcia's grandmother doused the flames with cold water, but the women then put the girl to bed instead of getting her help, Brown said.

Frantzcia suffered for a whole day before a relative begged them to take her to a hospital.

When doctors finally saw her, Frantzcia had second- and third-degree burns covering 25% of her body, including her face, torso and legs, court papers state.

Lauradin, a 29-year-old Haitian immigrant, was charged with assault and endangering the welfare of a child. She faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted.

"She denies these allegations," lawyer Jeff Cohen said. "This is my client's only child. My client would not hurt her."

Lauradin listened impassively as the judge ordered her held in lieu of $50,000 bail. She was also barred from having any contact with her daughter.

Frantzcia's grandmother, Sylvenie Thessier, 70, was charged with reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child. She faces up to seven years in prison if convicted.

A friend nicknamed Sketch helped the women stage the Feb.4 ritual but was not named or charged with a crime.

Frantzcia was put in a medically induced coma as part of her treatment. She is now in foster care. "The child has suffered permanent scarring, both physically and emotionally," Brown said.

Lauradin, her mother and her daughter lived in the basement of a two-family home in Queens Village, where neighbors said they were not surprised.

"They weren't into conversation," neighbor Henry St. Jean said. "I used to hear them scream at [Frantzcia]. They would tell her to get on her knees for a couple of hours."

Lauradin allegedly burned her daughter while performing a ritual that Brown called "Loa." She sprayed a circle of rum on the floor around her daughter - poured some on her head - and ignited it, police said.

Confronted by cops, Lauradin claimed she was boiling rice in a pot and accidentally spilled it on the girl when she was "startled."

Lauradin also said it was her mom's idea to give Frantzcia a bath and put her to bed instead of taking her to the hospital.

She claimed she didn't even notice the girl was burned until they got to the emergency room.

Brown said they learned the truth after Frantzcia told her foster caregiver what really happened.